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‘Longshot Lenny’ Finds Hope at UConn Health: ‘I Didn’t Want to Die’
He was told he had less than six months to live, and he should get his affairs in order. But Lenny Lewis wasn’t ready to give up, and neither was his team of UConn Health providers.
NIH Awards $6M to UConn Health Biological Computer Modeling Teams
Two computer modeling teams at UConn Health have been awarded an NIH grant totaling $6 million over five years.
Psychiatric Visits to the Emergency Room Rise Despite the ACA
Despite expanded health insurance coverage, America's emergency rooms have seen a steady increase in psychiatric visits since 2006.
UConn Health Opens Esophageal Disease Center
The newly-launched UConn Health Esophageal Diseases Center brings together specialists equipped to focus on problems with the gateway to our digestive system.
Multidisciplinary, Compassionate Care for MS Patients
In the short time since he arrived at UConn Health in summer 2019 to lead the multiple sclerosis (MS) and neuroimmunology program, Dr. Jaime Imitola has begun transforming the way that MS care is delivered.
UConn Researchers Collaborate with Ovid Therapeutics on Genetic Therapy for Angelman Syndrome
UConn researchers Stormy Chamberlain and Noelle Germain are working with biopharmaceutical company Ovid Therapeutics Inc. on a promising therapy for a rare genetic condition.
Tip of the Iceberg: The Oral-Overall Health Link
The interprofessional nature of the education and research at the UConn School of Dental Medicine is part of a growing trend to better prepare every member of the health care team to treat the overall health of the patient.
Non-Invasive Biomarkers to Diagnose Infant Urinary Tract Obstruction
A group of researchers have developed a way to diagnose and monitor a painful condition that afflicts infants.
Crisis Averted: Stopping Strokes
UConn Health's nationally-renowned stroke treatment center is always looking for new ways to help patients.
The Re-Engineering of UConn Health
When UConn Health professionals saw the rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, they knew that "business as usual" was over.